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An ambulance carrying Durga Puja Pandal stampede victims stops in front of the emergency building of Calcutta Medical College and Hospitalas relatives of Durga Puja Pandal stampede victims mourn in Kolkata on October 16, 2026.

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Festival Crush in Kolkata kills at least 17

SM Lee Hsien Loong conferred honorary membership at SPWU’S 80th anniversary dinner. Left to right: Rashidin Bin Ismail Bharoocha, General Secretary of SPWU; Jessie Yeo Hong Cheng, Advisor of SPWU; SM Lee; Arasu Duraisamy, President of SPWU; Khoo Woon Kung, Executive Secretary of SPWU

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To Protect Port Jobs, SM Lee Calls For Strong Ties Between Mgmt, Union and Govt

Haze shrouds vessels anchored in the eastern waters of Singapore as smoke from regional wildfires reduces visibility across the island city-state in Singapore, October 16, 2026.

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Worsening Haze Triggers Highest-level Alert in Parts of Southeast Asia

Born in 1950 in Mylapore, Chennai, as Devanesan Chokkalingam, he made his debut as a music composer with the 1989 film Manasukketha Maharasa. Over his career, he composed music for more than 400 films in multiple languages.

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Tamil Music Composer Deva Passes Away

Stalls mull the impact of the haze at Tekka Centre on Oct 16, 2026.

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Haze Chokes Food Businesses

Suffocated by the bad air now, Tekka Centre food stall owner Zaiton Bee is considering shuttering the Muslim food stall she has been running for a decade.

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Haze Chokes Food Businesses

Suffocated by the bad air now, Tekka Centre food stall owner Zaiton Bee is considering shuttering the Muslim food stall she has been running for a decade.

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Festival Crush in Kolkata kills at least 17

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To Protect Port Jobs, SM Lee Calls For Strong Ties Between Mgmt, Union and Govt

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Worsening Haze Triggers Highest-level Alert in Parts of Southeast Asia

Community

Tamil Music Composer Deva Passes Away

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Tamil Music Composer Deva Passes Away

Music composer Deva, popularly known to fans as Thenisai Thendral (breeze of sweet music) and a veteran of Tamil movies, has died, Indian media reported.

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio (left) and Temasek CEO Dilhan Pillay speaking at the Forbes Global CEO Conference 2026 on Oct 7.

Forbes Global CEO Conference 2026: Investing in a Disorderly Age

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and V Shankar speaking at Forbes Global CEO Conference 2026.

Forbes Global CEO Conference 2026: India’s Position in a Brave New World

(Left) Porto Novo Association event attendees (Right) Porto Novo Association (Singapore) president Mustafa Kamal (left) presenting a memento to guest of honour Mohan Kumar.

Porto Novo Community Connect Via Cricket

The 43rd Zak Salaam India Expo will take place from Oct 16 to 25.

Zak Salaam India Expo Celebrates 20 Years With 10-Day Deepavali Sale

Culture

(From left) Sobino Rengma, Anghlong Kanyak, Nancy Nisa Beso, and Theja Rio at the red carpet of the Toronto International Film Festival 2026.

Theja Rio and Nancy Nisa Beso, the People Behind Angh: the Nagaland Film that is Being Considered for the Oscars

At the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), a group of about 40 Naga people in traditional attire were seated for Angh – the debut feature film by writer and director Theja Rio.

Re-Union explored the complex nature of friendship.

Mystical Myths Weaves Four Tales of Fantasy, Drama and Music

Book Review: Why Doing Good Could Be the Best Way to Make Money

From Bedok’s HDB Flats to Bollywood Dreams

Crack the Case: Wonderland is playing at Goodman Arts Centre from Oct 9 to Nov 1.

Theatrical Wonderland with Krish Natarajan

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Haze Chokes Food Businesses

Suffocated by the bad air now, Tekka Centre food stall owner Zaiton Bee is considering shuttering the Muslim food stall she has been running for a decade.